Bill, thanks for the thoughtful post. I have to admit, I had to reread it a few time to get the full theoretical flavor. If you boil down your argument, it is one that has at its center the belief that individual rights outweigh the social good. My argument is that often social good is more important than individual rights. But when it is all said and done, it is THE BALANCE between these two extremes that makes for good governing.
There are 5 areas where large scale projects are too big and too critical for a country to be left up to free market. These are healthcare, education, law enforecement, infrastructure and the military. They just DO NOT FOLLOW the classic economic rules of supply and demand. These are the 5 areas where we need strong government. That said, the process of governing these 5 areas has to be transparent and constantly under discussion. Taken too much into a socialistic system and the process will break down as well (think of my homeland, USSR!)
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